The Legislative Branch

Question 1

How many terms does the US senators have

Answer 1

6 years

Question 2

The United State Senate is headed by…

Answer 2

The Vice President and president pro tempore

Question 3

How many US senators are in each state?

Answer 3

2 senators per us senate

Question 4

Number of House of Representatives in the US

Answer 4

435 members

Question 5

How many terms do the US House of Representatives serve?

Answer 5

2 year terms

Question 6

Who is the house of representative headed by?

Answer 6

The speaker of the house

Question 7

Law making process….

Answer 7

Introducing a bill in either house
Worked on in committees  
Debating the bill on the floor 
Voting on the bill in both houses
Sending the bill to the president or governor

Question 8

What’s the difference between making Virginia laws then making National Laws

Answer 8

The Virginia laws get signed by the governor and the national laws get signed by the president

Question 9

Virginia Congress includes ______ and ________

Answer 9

House of delegates and senate

Question 10

Virginia senate has ___ members

Answer 10

40 members

Question 11

Virginia house of delegates has ___ members

Answer 11

100

Question 12

How many terms do the Virginia senators run?

Answer 12

4 years

Question 13

How many terms do the house of delegates of Virginia get?

Answer 13

2 year terms

Question 14

What is an ordinance?

Answer 14

Local laws

Question 15

What is federalism

Answer 15

The division of power between the states and the national government

Question 16

What are expressed powers?

Answer 16

Powers listed in the constitution

Question 17

What are implied powers?

Answer 17

Carry out powers that weren’t listed in the constitution

Question 18

What are reserved powers

Answer 18

Powers given to the states

Question 19

What are concurrent powers

Answer 19

How are shared between the national and state governments

Question 20

What can counties do

Answer 20

– elect board of supervisors, enacting ordinances
Adopting annual budget

Elected or appointed school board

Question 21

What can town governments do?

Answer 21

Elect town council, which exercises legislative powers, like enacting ordinances and adopting an annual budget

Towns are located within counties
Citizens receive and pay for services from both the town and the county

Question 22

What can city governments do?

Answer 22

Elect city Council, like enacting ordinances

Elected or appointed school board

Question 23

What’s the difference between town laws in city laws

Answer 23

Cities have a school board and towns don’t